Amy Schumer And Oprah Have One Really Surprising Character Trait In Common | HuffPost

The two bonded over being introverts. (Yes, really.)

Lisa Capretto— OWN

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Amy Schumer is known for putting herself out there, but as the “I Feel Pretty” star once revealed in her book, The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo, she is not the extrovert that she might seem ― and it appears that no one can relate more than Oprah Winfrey.

During an interview for Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations podcast, Oprah brought up the section of Schumer’s book about her introversion, sharing her own excitement over their shared character trait.

“I was so thrilled to realize ― you know how you and I are most alike?” Oprah asked.

“Let me guess,” Schumer said. “You’re an introvert.”

“I’m an introvert!” Oprah said, as the two exchanged high-fives. “I’ve been at parties where I have to get up and leave and I’m just in the bathroom.”

“I love the bathroom,” Schumer agreed. “Love to hide in the bathroom.”

Though Oprah said that most people can’t wrap their minds around the idea that she is an introvert, Schumer truly gets it. “I think when you’re so giving of yourself and your mind and everything, you need to take a break,” Schumer said.

Also in the interview, as can be seen in the clip below, Oprah and Schumer shared another moment when Oprah praised Schumer for being a “modern-day warrior woman.” “You have actually changed the way so many women perceive themselves and their lives,” Oprah said. “You have done that ― through your work, through your art, through yourself.”

A teary-eyed Schumer quickly responded, “I will cry 90 seconds into this interview.”

To hear the entire conversation, head over to Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations on iTunes on Monday, when the interview with Amy Schumer will be released in full. In the meantime, more clips are available on OWN’s YouTube channel.

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23 Signs You're Secretly An Introvert

(01 of23)

You find small talk incredibly cumbersome.Introverts are notoriously small talk-phobic, as they find idle chatter to be a source of anxiety, or at least annoyance. For many quiet types, chitchat can feel disingenuous.“Let’s clear one thing up: Introverts do not hate small talk because we dislike people,” Laurie Helgoe writes in “Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength.” “We hate small talk because we hate the barrier it creates between people.” (credit:Eyecandy Images via Getty Images)

(02 of23)

You got to parties -- but not to meet people. If you’re an introvert, you may sometimes enjoy going to parties, but chances are, you’re not going because you’re excited to meet new people. At a party, most introverts would rather spend time with people they already know and feel comfortable around. If you happen to meet a new person that you connect with, great — but meeting people is rarely the goal. (credit:Roy Mehta via Getty Images)

(03 of23)

You often feel alone in a crowd. Ever feel like an outsider in the middle of social gatherings and group activities, even with people you know?“If you tend to find yourself feeling alone in a crowd, you might be an introvert,” says Dembling. “We might let friends or activities pick us, rather than extending our own invitations.” (credit:JGI/Jamie Grill via Getty Images)

(04 of23)

Networking makes you feel like a phony. Networking (read: small-talk with the end goal of advancing your career) can feel particularly disingenuous for introverts, who crave authenticity in their interactions.“Networking is stressful if we do it in the ways that are stressful to us,” Dembling says, advising introverts to network in small, intimate groups rather than at large mixers. (credit:Asia Images via Getty Images)

(05 of23)

You've been called "too intense. "Do you have a penchant for philosophical conversations and a love of thought-provoking books and movies? If so, you’re a textbook introvert.“Introverts like to jump into the deep end,” says Dembling. (credit:Caiaimage/Sam Edwards via Getty Images)

(06 of23)

You're easily distracted. While extroverts tend to get bored easily when they don’t have enough to do, introverts have the opposite problem — they get easily distracted and overwhelmed in environments with an excess of stimulation.“Extroverts are commonly found to be more easily bored than introverts on monotonous tasks, probably because they require and thrive on high levels of stimulation,” Clark University researchers wrote in a paper published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. “In contrast, introverts are more easily distracted than extroverts and, hence, prefer relatively unstimulating environments.” (credit:Michael Krinke via Getty Images)

(07 of23)

Downtime doesn't feel unproductive to you. One of the most fundamental characteristics of introverts is that they need time alone to recharge their batteries. Whereas an extrovert might get bored or antsy spending a day at home alone with tea and a stack of magazines, this sort of down time feels necessary and satisfying to an introvert. (credit:Ezra Bailey via Getty Images)

(08 of23)

Giving a talk to 500 people is less stressful than having to mingle with those people afterward. Introverts can be excellent leaders and public speakers — and although they’re stereotyped as being the shrinking violet, they don’t necessarily shy away from the spotlight. Performers like Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera and Emma Watson allidentify as introverts, and an estimated 40 percent of CEOs have introverted personalities. Instead, an introvert might struggle more with meeting and greeting large groups of people on an individual basis. (credit:UpperCut Images via Getty Images)

(09 of23)

When you get on the subway you sit at the end of the bench -- not in the middle. Whenever possible, introverts tend to avoid being surrounded by people on all sides.“We’re likely to sit in places where we can get away when we’re ready to — easily,” says Dembling. “When I go to the theater, I want the aisle seat or the back seat.” (credit:Alexandre Tremblot de La Croix via Getty Images)

(10 of23)

You start to shut down after you've been active for too long. Do you start to get tired and unresponsive after you’ve been out and about for too long? It’s likely because you’re trying to conserve energy. Everything introverts do in the outside world causes them to expend energy, after which they’ll need to go back and replenish their stores in a quiet environment, says Dembling. Short of a quiet place to go, many introverts will resort to zoning out. (credit:Westend61 via Getty Images)

(11 of23)

You're in a relationship with an extrovert. It’s true that opposites attract, and introverts frequently gravitate towards outgoing extroverts who encourage them to have fun and not take themselves too seriously.“Introverts are sometimes drawn to extroverts because they like being able to ride their ‘fun bubble,’” Dembling says. (credit:Uwe Krejci via Getty Images)

(12 of23)

You'd rather be an expert at one thing than try to do everything. The dominant brain pathways introverts use is one that allows you to focus and think about things for a while, so they’re geared toward intense study and developing expertise, according to Olsen Laney. (credit:LWA/Dann Tardif via Getty Images)

(13 of23)

You actively avoid any shows that might include active audience participation. Because really, is anything more terrifying? (credit:Ezra Bailey via Getty Images)

(14 of23)

You screen all your calls -- even from friends. You may not pick up your phone even from people you like, but you’ll call them back as soon as you’re mentally prepared and have gathered the energy for the conversation.“To me, a ringing phone is like having somebody jump out of a closet and go ‘BOO!,’” says Dembling. “I do like having a long, nice phone call with a friend — as long as it’s not jumping out of the sky at me.” (credit:JGI/Tom Grill via Getty Images)

(15 of23)

You notice details that others don't. The upside of being overwhelmed by too much stimuli is that introverts often have a keen eye for detail, noticing things that may escape others around them. Research has found that introverts exhibit increased brain activity when processing visual information, as compared to extroverts. (credit:Kelvin Murray via Getty Images)

(16 of23)

You have a constantly running inner monologue. “Extroverts don’t have the same internal talking as we do,” says Olsen Laney. “Most introverts need to think first and talk later.” (credit:caracterdesign via Getty Images)

(17 of23)

You have low blood pressure. A 2006 Japanese study found that introverts tend to have lower blood pressure than their extroverted counterparts. (credit:Eric Audras via Getty Images)

(18 of23)

You've been called an "old soul" -- since your 20's. Introverts observe and take in a lot of information, and they think before they speak, leading them to appear wise to others.“Introverts tend to think hard and be analytical,” says Dembling. “That can make them seem wise.” (credit:Tara Moore via Getty Images)

(19 of23)

You don't feel "high" from your surroundings. Neurochemically speaking, things like huge parties just aren’t your thing. Extroverts and introverts differ significantly in how their brains process experiences through “reward” centers.Researchers demonstrated this phenomenon by giving Ritalin — the ADHD drug that stimulates dopamine production in the brain — to introverted and extroverted college students. They found that extroverts were more likely to associate the feeling of euphoria achieved by the rush of dopamine with the environment they were in. Introverts, by contrast, did not connect the feeling of reward to their surroundings. The study “suggests that introverts have a fundamental difference in how strongly they process rewards from their environment, with the brains of introverts weighing internal cues more strongly than external motivational and reward cues,” explained LiveScience’s Tia Ghose. (credit:Digital Vision. via Getty Images)

(20 of23)

You look at the big picture. When describing the way that introverts think, Jung explained that they’re more interested in ideas and the big picture rather than facts and details. Of course, many introverts excel in detail-oriented tasks — but they often have a mind for more abstract concepts as well.“Introverts do really enjoy abstract discussion,” says Dembling. (credit:Vital Pictures via Getty Images)

(21 of23)

You've been told to "come out of your shell." Many introverted children come to believe that there’s something “wrong” with them if they’re naturally less outspoken and assertive than their peers. Introverted adults often say that as children, they were told to come out of their shells orparticipate more in class. (credit:Henrik Sorensen via Getty Images)

(22 of23)

You're a writer. Introverts are often better at communicating in writing than in person, and many are drawn to the solitary, creative profession of writing. Most introverts — like “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling — say that they feel most creatively charged when they have time to be alone with their thoughts. (credit:4maksym via Getty Images)

(23 of23)

You alternate between phases of work and solitude, and periods of social activity. Introverts can move around their introverted “set point” which determines how they need to balance solitude with social activity. But when they move too much — possibly by over-exerting themselves with too much socializing and busyness — they get stressed and need to come back to themselves, according Olsen Laney. This may manifest as going through periods of heightened social activity, and then balancing it out with a period of inwardness and solitude.“There’s a recovery point that seems to be correlated with how much interaction you’ve done,” says Dembling. “We all have our own private cycles.” (credit:KNSY via Getty Images)

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